Experts predictions for the Premier League
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Your support makes all the difference.The Independent's sports writers predict the teams that'll hit the top, those for the drop and the first managers for the chop.
James Lawton, Chief Sports Writer
Champions Manchester United
Runners-up Arsenal
Third, Fourth Chelsea, Liverpool
Relegated Wolves, Hull City and Portsmouth
Top scorer Andrei Arshavin
Champions League Barcelona
First sacking Carlo Ancelotti
Player of the Year Andrei Arshavin
Sam Wallace, Football Correspondent
Champions Manchester United
Runners-up Chelsea
Third, Fourth Liverpool, Arsenal
Relegated Hull, Stoke and Pompey
Top scorer Didier Drogba
Champions League Barcelona
First sacking Alex McLeish
Player of the Year Wayne Rooney
Ian Herbert, Deputy Football Correspondent
Champions Manchester United
Runners-up Chelsea
Third, Fourth Liverpool, Man City
Relegated Birmingham City, Portsmouth and Hull City
Top scorer Fernando Torres
Champions League Barcelona
First sacking Alex McLeish
Player of the Year Frank Lampard
Glenn Moore, Football Editor
Champions Manchester United
Runners-up Chelsea
Third, Fourth Liverpool, Arsenal
Relegated Hull, Burnley and Stoke
Top scorer Nicolas Anelka
Champions League Chelsea
First sacking Paul Hart
Player of the Year Wayne Rooney
Nick Harris, Football Writer
Champions Manchester United
Runners-up Liverpool
Third, Fourth Arsenal, Chelsea
Relegated B'mingham, Hull, Wolves
Top scorer Fernando Torres
Champions League Real Madrid
First sacking Alex McLeish
Player of the Year Andrei Arshavin
Steve Tongue, Football Writer
Champions Chelsea
Runners-up Manchester United
Third, Fourth Liverpool, Arsenal
Relegated Birmingham, Hull and Burnley
Top scorer Didier Drogba
Champions League Barcelona
First sacking Alex McLeish
Player of the Year Wayne Rooney
Neil Warnock, Crystal Palace manager and Independent Columnist
Champions Chelsea
Runners-up Manchester United
Third, Fourth Arsenal, Liverpool
Relegated It'll be from Birmingham, Bolton, Burnley, Hull, Portsmouth, Stoke and Wolves,
Top scorer Fernando Torres
Champions League Anyone who beats Barcelona
First sacking I don't know who's going to be that lucky – with the contracts they're on there might be the odd one who hopes for it.
Player of the Year Didier Drogba
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